Each and all; or, How the seven little sisters prove their sisterhood (1878)
Andrews, Jane, 1833-1887 · Boston, Lee and Shepard · leaf 50
d together with rope made of palm-fibre. Then follows the mother. I hopesome good children are carrying all herbundles for her. But no : see, she hasthe heaviest load of all. On her head isthe water-jar; over her shoulders all thefamily clothing and cooking-utensils; inher hands the baskets, and… … A LONG JOURNEY. 31 Why didnt Manenko carry some ofthese things for her mother ? Only lookat the little girl, and you will be able toanswer the question. See, she, too, hasa little water-jar on her head (and I thinkshe carries it more safely than any oneof you could do), and a basket of hardcakes,…
Children's stories, American
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